School Days

We have already complete two weeks of school, crazy it seems like it just started.  So far all the kids are loving it! Still having a hard time with less play time in the evenings but we are getting adjusted.  All of us are anxious for a fun Labor day weekend with family at Onion Days.  

 Kaitlen's first day of Kindergarten.  Isn't her teacher the cutest!

Savannah, 2nd grade and Samuel 4th.

 Isabelle's first year of Preschool, she looks so little, I guess she is.  She goes 2 days a week for a couple hours and has the sweetest teacher.  So cute to hear her talk about her day.

Anthony's 9th year of teaching! Wow! Really? 9 years we can't be that old can we? The kids love riding to school everyday with there dad, and I love that he gets to take them.

Battles

As parents all of us have certain battles.  Each of our kids are unique and finding what works with one verses another is a constant challenge.  My kids all have certain things they/we battle with.  Savannah is emotional sometimes I feel like she has duel personalities.  Sometimes I think Kaitlen could live off of 2 bites of food a day, food just isn't important to her and we really struggle every meal.  Samuel is way to hard on himself and expects perfection 99% of the time.  Kelsie, is still to young to tell but she is very strong willed, can't say as i blame her youngest of 5 has to be tough.  Isabelle's is bed time, she is like her dad and can stay up until the late hours of the night.  I thought it would be fun to chronicle the different places she falls to sleep each night of the week.  Each night we brush teeth, sing a song, or read a story and the girls are tucked into bed, however this little lady always sneaks out and finds the most random places to fall asleep.  I suppose she thinks I won't find out that she is out of her bed if she hides. 

SUNDAY: In her closet.

 MONDAY: Wrapped up in her canopy.

TUESDAY: My bedroom floor hiding under her pillow

 WEDNESDAY: Success! Asleep in her bed!

 THURSDAY: Under my bed.

FRIDAY: On my floor, she was on her way to take the fan into her room because she was hot, I guess she just couldn't make it though.

One thing I've learned as a parent for almost 10 years is to not sweat the small things,  we just carry her to bed and tuck her in.  She really is the cutest, its hard to get upset with this sweet little girl. 

A Perfect Day

I regret that I didn't get better pictures of this perfect day that we had at the Salt Lake Seven Peaks. We went with my sister and Anthonys sister and their families.  When I was younger my mom took us there all the time in the summer and it brought back so many great memories.  Our kids had a ball and the adults were able to run up and down the slides like we were 12 years old.  It is great to have days that you can feel like a kid again and even better when you get to spend those days with the people you love most! 

 

This and That

 These kids sure love their dad and are lucky enough to get to spend a ton of time with him during the summer months.  He really is amazing, patient, and so much fun to be around.  Life is always happier when Anthony is around. 

 Kaitlen is such a hoot and keeps us all laughing.  Her latest thing to do this summer is kiss the fish we catch, she mostly does it to get a laugh out of everyone.  Watch out for this one! (love the cookies all over her face)

 Isabelle is our "blower" (flower) girl.  She has a radar for flowers and can rarely resist picking them, sorry to her grandmas flowers who usually get the brunt of her obsession.  There are few stages in life I love more then 3 year olds.  Ninety percent of what comes out her mouth is pure joy the other 10% is total frustration :) 

 Kelsie Mae continues to get more adventurous and we are working on her walking skills, she is getting braver and braver.  We just can't get enough of this little face!

Fishing has become Samuel's new fascination and Savannah usually goes along for the ride.  Anthony is thrilled to finally have a few fishing buddies in the house.  They caught a ton of fish in the Weber river this week and couldn't have been more excited.  Savannah is so great to always roll with the punches and happy to be involved in whatever comes her way.

1st Birthday!

We can't believe our Baby is 1! We celebrated up at Holiday Park and had a great time.  We feel so lucky to have her in our lives.  I love watching my older kids love and care for her.  Happy Birthday Baby Kelsie!